Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Buffalo Grove police to pull plane for Special OlympicsSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Police with the Buffalo Grove Police Department kept fielding the same question during the recent Buffalo Grove Days festival: "What makes you want to do something crazy...
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Food drive at librarySep 13, 2015 1:00 am - Vernon Area Public Library District patrons can erase late fees by donating nonperishable edibles to the library's food drive. All donations benefit the Palatine Townshi...
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First Tee clinic at Ivanhoe builds character as well as golf skillsSep 12, 2015 1:00 am - Devon Ledesma shanked it. If he was frustrated by one of the most frustrating sports, the 10-year-old boy from Round Lake didn't show it. Neither did his coach for the d...
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Grayslake family plans fundraiser to fight diseaseSep 11, 2015 11:00 am - Javon Ayers has started the eighth grade at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee, but he's unsure how many days he will be able to attend classes. “Last year he missed over ...
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NCCC helps Methodist Campground in Des Plaines recover from floodsSep 11, 2015 6:00 am - An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps team is in the final days of a monthlong effort to help the Historic Methodist Campground in Des Plaines recover from the...
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Glendale Heights golf tourney supports families of fallen firefightersSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - They're called survivors, the loved ones of firefighters who died on the job. And they gathered Friday at the first hole at Glendale Lakes Golf Club in Glendale Heights ...
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5K Sunday raises funds for District 211Sep 11, 2015 1:00 am - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Foundation will hold its third annual District 211 Fun(d) 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Palatine High Schoo...
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Bartlett resident to rappel down Chicago building to highlight COPDSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Bartlett resident Amanda Rowland will rappel 127 feet down the side of a building in Chicago's Loop Sunday in memory of her grandmother. And she's never done anything qu...
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Cancer survivors celebrate canine companions at Wheaton eventSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Gail Diedrichsen didn't want to be at the hospital. "I was feeling so down because it was the holidays," she said. "I was in the middle of cancer treatment and having to...
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Coat collection for vetsSep 10, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the Veteran's Assistance Commission, several local law enforcement agencies and many schools to collect coats and out...